The auction for the 1st South African T20 League(SA20) happened Yesterday (Monday, September 19). The young South African star Tristan Stubbs was hammered down by Sunrisers Eastern Cape with a whopping price of 9.2 million rands (USD 500,000 plus).
Stubbs was also bought by Mumbai Indians during the IPL 2022. However, the player did not get an abundance of matches to showcase his talent but he has been one of the giants at current.
There are total 6 teams that are participating in the upcoming T20 World Cup namely, MI Cape Town (Reliance), Pretoria Capitals (JSW), Paarl Royals (Royals Sports Group), Sunrisers Eastern Cape (Sunrisers Hyderabad owner Kaviya Maran), Durban Super Giants (RPG-Sanjiv Goenka), Johannesburg Super Kings (India Cements).
A Look At The Highlights Of The Auction For South African T20 League:
Johannesburg Super Kings: Faf du Plessis, Gerald Coetzee, Maheesh Theekshana, Romario Shepherd, Harry Brook, Janneman Malan, Reeza Hendricks, Kyle Verreynne, George Garton, Alzarri Joseph, Leus du Plooy, Lewis Gregory, Lizaad Williams, Donavon Ferreira, Malusi Siboto
Durban’s Super Giants (15): Quinton de Kock, Prenelan Subrayen, Jason Holder, Kyle Mayers, Reece Topley, Dwaine Pretorius, Heinrich Klaasen, Keemo Paul, Keshav Maharaj, Kyle Abbott, Junior Dala, Dilshan Madushanka, Johnson Charles, Matthew Breetzke, Christiaan Jonker
MI Cape Town (11): Kagiso Rabada, Dewald Brevis, Rashid Khan, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Rassie van der Dussen, Ryan Rickelton, George Linde, Beuran Hendricks, Duan Jansen, Delano Potgieter
Paarl Royals (15): David Miller, Corbin Bosch, Jos Buttler, Obed McCoy, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Jason Roy, Dane Vilas, Bjorn Fortuin, Wihan Lubbe, Ferisco Adams, Imraan Manack, Evan Jones, Ramon Simmonds, Mitchell van Buuren
Pretoria Capitals: Anrich Nortje, Migael Pretorius, Rilee Rossouw, Phil Salt, Wayne Parnell, Josh Little, Shaun von Berg, Adil Rashid, Cameron Delport, Will Jacks, Theunis de Bruyn, Marco Marais
Sunrisers Eastern Cape: Aiden Markram, Ottniel Baartman, Marco Jansen, Tristan Stubbs, Sisanda Magala, Junaid Dawood, Mason Crane, Jon-Jon Smuts, Jordan Cox, Adam Rossington, Roelof van der Merwe, Marques Ackerman, James Fuller
Top 10 Players sold in SA20 Auction -:
| NO. | Name | Price |
| 1 | Tristan Stubbs | R 9.2m (Sunrisers Eastern Cape) |
| 2 | Rilee Rossouw | R 6.9m (Pretoria Capitals) |
| 3 | Marco Jansen | R 6.1m (Sunrisers Eastern Cape) |
| 4 | Wayne Parnell | R 5.6m (Pretoria Capitals) |
| 5 | Sisanda Magala | R 5.4m (Sunrisers Eastern Cape) |
| 6 | Heinrich Klaasen | R 4.5m (Durban Super Giants) |
| 7 | Reeza Hendricks | R 4.5m (Joburg Super Kings) |
| 8 | Tabraiz Shamsi | R 4.3m (Paarl Royals) |
| 9 | Dwaine Pretorius | R 4.1m (Durban Super Giants) |
| 10 | Rassie van der Dussen | R 3.9m (MI Cape Town) |
Top 10 Unsold players in SA20 Auction -:
| No. | Name |
| 1. | Dean Elgar |
| 2. | Temba Bavuma |
| 3. | Roston Chase |
| 4. | Ross Taylor |
| 5. | Dinesh Chandimal |
| 6. | Carlos Brathwaite |
| 7. | Lewis Gregory |
| 8. | Keegan Petersen |
| 9. | Farhaan Behardein |
| 10. | Unmukt Chand |
